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‘Occupy Wall Street’ Steadily Becoming Just Another Big Labor Protest
News that two major labor unions will co-opt an “Occupy” protest in Washington next month solidifies two facts about the waning protest movement: it is… Read More
Pennsylvania Working to Expand School Choice Options for Families
Last month, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a landmark bill to allow children in the bottom 5 percent of schools to receive scholarships to attend… Read More
The Cyber Chickens Start to Roost
On November 8, officials in Springfield, Illinois, discovered that cyber hackers had gained remote access to the city’s water utility. As The Washington Post reports,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate over Defense Spending
The U.S. military and America’s national security stands at the brink. This week, a congressional “super committee” was due to develop a plan to reduce… Read More
DEBATE PREP: Missile Defense Is Not Expendable
Ballistic missiles pose an increasing risk to the United States and its allies, particularly as more nations strive to acquire nuclear weapons. The once exclusive… Read More
Time to Take Old Ice-Breakers Out of the Game
Ice-breakers are an essential component of maritime and national security infrastructure. It is time to determine the fate of U.S. ice-breakers Polar Sea and Polar… Read More
In Michigan, Obamacare is Already a Job-Killer
While the White House continues its rhetoric on job creation, the job-killing effects of Obamacare are already taking effect. One provision of the law, its… Read More
House Subcommittee Reveals Obamacare’s Flaws for Taxpayers, Small Business
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 47 percent of Americans—a plurality—support repeal of Obamacare. While the reasons for the law’s unpopularity are limitless, its broken… Read More
Delay, Baby, Delay: Obama Decision Puts Up to 200k Jobs on Hold
First, it was 20,000 jobs the Obama Administration delayed by punting a decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring 700,000 barrels of… Read More
Christmas Tree Tax ‘Stayed Indefinitely’
Last week, The Heritage Foundation reported on a 15-cent fee the Obama Administration’s Department of Agriculture planned to impose on certain sales of Christmas trees… Read More
Where Can Congress Find Room to Cut? Look to Obamacare.
Where can Congress’ “super committee” find its $1.2-trillion target in savings? The answer is hidden in plain sight. The money could come from Obamacare, to… Read More
Even in Liberal California, School Choice Gets Thumbs Up
A new poll shows that in one of the most liberal of states–California–charter schools are impressing voters by a wide margin, particularly among Latino parents. The Los… Read More
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Morning Bell: America’s $15 Trillion Nightmare
This week, the U.S. national debt clock hit a nightmarish milestone: a record $15 trillion. Words can’t even begin to describe the scope of borrowed… Read More
72 Representatives Know What America Needs, and It Is Not a Tax Hike
Seventy-two Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), have joined 33 U.S. Senators in standing tall… Read More
The Administration’s Mixed Messages to Syria
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is home following an informal and indefinite recall. The Obama Administration cited concern for Ford’s personal safety as the… Read More
America Hits $15 Trillion of Debt
Yesterday, the United States hit an unsavory milestone–$15 trillion in total national debt. Unfortunately, the number shouldn’t have come as a surprise. America’s debt has… Read More
Obamacare Threatens Life and Liberty
The Supreme Court’s announcement on Monday that it will consider the constitutionality of some of Obamacare’s provisions, including the individual mandate, has reignited discussion of… Read More
Remembering Fred Ikle
Fred Ikle’s insights guided the Reagan policy discussions on all the major strategic questions of that era. Quietly and yet effectively, he marshaled his arguments… Read More
A Twisted View of Nuclear Parity
The United States should cut its nuclear weapons capabilities to contribute to deficit reduction, writes Michael O’Hanlon, director of research in foreign policy at the… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate Over China
Want to hear something disturbing? China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20 years. Just as China seems… Read More
New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Online Chat on the Foreign Policy Debate
On Tuesday November 22, The Heritage Foundation will co-host a GOP primary debate on foreign policy and national security along with the American Enterprise Institute… Read More
DEBATE PREP: America the Cyber Sucker?
The scene from “Casablanca” says it all. “I’m shocked-shocked to find that gambling is going on in here,” Police Inspector Renault declares. Immediately, the croupier… Read More
New Poll: Americans Want Obamacare Repealed
Just as the Supreme Court has decided to take up the court cases challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare, a new Gallup poll shows that the… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate over the War in Afghanistan
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a hard-won victory for the United States, but the gains made in pursuit of that day of justice… Read More
Arab League Finally Takes Action Against Assad Regime
Facing mounting pressure, the Arab League called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately cease the brutal hostilities against his people. By a near-unanimous vote,… Read More
Administration Sends Mixed Messages to Iraq
Last Thursday marked the closing of the 38th Baghdad International Trade Fair, an annual event intended to showcase international corporations to Iraqis and Iraqi corporations… Read More
Income Inequality and the Founding Fathers
What did America’s founders say about economic inequality? Rather than unload statistics about the reality of inequality in America today, which we have done on… Read More
Goodbye to Venezuela’s Globovision?
On October 7, 2012, the Venezuelan people will have the opportunity to elect a new president. In the months leading up to the election, Venezuelans… Read More
Court To Hear Obamacare Challenge: What It Means
It’s official. The Supreme Court will consider challenges to Obamacare stemming from the Eleventh Circuit decision striking down the law’s individual mandate. In that case,… Read More
